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TIL anybody can walk into a Sikh temple after prayers and partake of the free communal meal called langar. The meal, a symbol of equality and community is given to anybody who wishes to partake, without any expectation of payment.

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7rveZ TIL that Dim, the rhinoceros beetle from A Bug's Life (1998), had no known reference in nature until the Megaceras briansaltini was discovered in 2007. This phenomena, of nature mimicking art, was coined the Dim Effect by its discoverer.
0dvmv TIL the director of Captain Phillips didn't allow Tom Hanks and Actors playing somali pirates to meet before filming the movie, so that the pirates can terroize Tom and his crew and create a realistic tension and hostility between them.
Dr8V TIL there is a sect that wants to clone Hitler in order to bring him to justice. They also beleive that aliens created life on earth.
lovYa TIL after many accidents and deaths caused by 30 Minute Guarantee Promotions, Domino's Pizza was sued for many millions of dollars in wrongful death suits, one suit was for over 50 million dollars. After many people were hurt or killed by this 'rush' policy, 30 Minute Guarantee was discontinued.
Y7DEx TIL that the WR for deepest scuba dive (332.35 m set by Ahmed Gabr in 2014) is highly controversial and likely faked, as there are far too many discrepancies in the provided proof for the dive, some of which could easily have killed him had he actually dived to that depth